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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
VIVA, sam Jones Believes,

from one of his Boston sermons.
believe in the whole Bible, from lii to
lid, from bottom to top Jonah, whale and
all. Laughter. There is lot of nfdel-
ism in this country. | have caught infdels
many time, but didn't want them to take
with me just caught them for bait and
put them i'm a bucket To catch others with.
Laughter and applause.
| don't know many things, hut some
things | do know. There's many fellow
in this town that knows many things half
way, and he is going 10 he halfway case
clean through, and God will have to stick
the other side to him when he gets to heay
en-. Laughter
There's too many people here in an intel
lectual chain-gang know | am ON dan
gerous ground when | talk about creeds
here in Boston You can get up a row here
quicker over creeds than you can over steal
ing Laughter. Orthodoxy-you can't
tell here what it is, can you, to save you
A voice from the platform; No; and
they can't tell at Andover, either Loud
laughter,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
MINOR NOTES.

The New York aqueduct commissioners
have determined upon the construction Of a
storage reservoir for the Crnton water
which. as an engineering feat, is without a
parallel It involves the construction Of the
greatest dam ever built 1t will be a solid
ridge of masonry rising %, feet from its
foundation on solid bed rock, and / - above
the bed Of the river At the bottom it will
be 800 feet long, and at the top 1900 feet
The cost. as estimated by Chief Engineer
Church. will be 81, Al 900, Of which 81 POO,
900 will be required for the purchase of
5000 acres of land to be overlooked
New Orleans is 10 have a fine library
building with capacity of 100, 900 volumes
the gift of Miss Annie r. Howard 1t
will form a part Of Tulane university.
The Philadelphia Time, aptly defines
strike as AN arrangement by which a hun
drcd men can throw thousand men out Of
work, and rob many thousands of women
and children Of their means Of support.
For the third or fourth time within few
years the North Adams Transcript has been
enlarged TO meet the demands 90 advertis-
ers and to increase its space for local news.
1t now appears AS 80 column quarto, and is
as bright and clean as good newspaper work
can make it. Its editorial opinions under
the elder Robinson command universal re
spect, and in its local department it covers
its field with remarkable thoroughness
Clark " Bryan * Co. have removed the
editorial, publishing and printing rooms Of
their publications, the Paper World, Good
Housekeeping, and Work and Wages, from
Iiolyokc to Springfield.
The pay car of the Baltimore X Ohio rail
road brought in last week so 900 to New
ark, O. Accompanying the paymaster was
man who gave the total abstinence pledge
to every employt as the condition of being
employed on that road
The estate of Charles Mallory who died
in Alabama the other day, had just two
cents left after all expenses were paid The
widow invested them in peppermint candy.
The late Colonel Charles Thompson Jones,
of Philadelphia, was more than half a cen
fury ago the partner of lhaddeuS Stevens
in the publication of an anti Masonic paper.
Boston Corbett, who shot Wilkes Booth,
| the assassin of President Lincoln, is one of
/ the doorkeeper, of the Kansas legislature.
/ He lives in a dug-out in Cloud county and
| is very poor.
/ Robert q. lngersoll's father was min
/ lister of the last generation, and for long
/ time pastor of the Congregational church
at Madison, o., and at Ashtabua the place
| of the memorable railroad disaster. He
/ was IA successful revivalist, and finally gave
up the settled pastorate in order to spend
his time in evangelistic work He was ca
pable of arousing the emotion, to "A high
pitch of ecStatic enthusiasm. The descrip-
ton is by man who sat under his minis
try, and who also tells ho~ little Bob used
10 engage his father in long disputations,
bringing up the familiar skeptical puzzles
of the whale, the frogs and tile sun stand
/ ing still
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

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money which She was willing To send in
small quantities to friends east provided
they would send stamps to cover the eX-
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a.. sa,y be, o,r.r publisbed fnr and ,yid.
concluded that it was fraudulent scheme /;
that people who sent on their stamps would
receive nothing IA return. we therefore
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

The DAYS OF JEFFERsoNIAN SIMPLICITY
appear to have passed away from Washing
ton. 1t was said that when the new admin
istration came in things would be changed,
The arrogance and assumption of the
naughty minded Republican officials were
TO be succeeded by the simple and plain
manners of those who were fresh from the
people The Republican precedent of so
cial hummery is rigidly adhered to by the
new officials and even additions are made
thereto. Ten years ago liveried coach
man or footman was a novelty in Washing
ton. The officials who employed them first
were howled at as aristocrats and imitators
of the fashions of Europe Today there is
not an official who has money enough to
have u servant but puts him in livery. 1t
will be but a short time before powdered
wigs win he used to further distinguish the
servants of ultra fashionable families, A
high official family has already consulted an
artist in this town CONCERNING new livery
designs, aud these designs include the pow
dered wig There will be no more outcry
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
The Blue Say,

like rustling bits of paper they cling
The dead oak leaves
To bOughs where the rain thrush used To sing
Ia the summer ewes
Aud scattered acurns have kept their hold,
As II 10th 10 fail,
Aud bark hear through the frosty cold
The blue jays call
Blue as the air Is the calling jay,
And straight tiics he
As an aZut' blossom torn away
From Wind-bluwn trve.
Hr has been tu look for cracks and chinks
In the big corn lin,
And is laughing To think how the farmer thinks
lie cant reach in.
hut hr knows hc can, aud screams and calls
And laughs "lio' huN
And p.cks at an acorn down Il falls.
DOES he heed ~ mo-.
Vet the little yak -nut, ripe and brown
lie does not see
Nor heed, may some fine day he grown
lu great tree.
Our Liiiie Mea aud lIOmpl.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
ANOTHER VERMONT CHARACTER.

Another extraordinary character Of that
time and region was John w. Blake of Brat
tleboro. His manners were easy, graceful
and very agreeable, He was fluent, having
AN nexhaustible fund of anecdotes, which
made him an enticing and pleasant com
panion. But he was ruined by dissipated
habits
WM. COLEMAN AND THE n. Y EVENING POST
Another of the extraordinary men who
frequented that region was William Cole
man of Greenfield, Mass. afterwards editor
of the New York Evening Post, established
under the special patronage of Alexander
Hamilton He was of humble origin, hay
ing been born in the Boston poorhouse. By
great industry and persevering diligence he
acquired "a good education, He was respec-
table as lawyer, but his chief excellence
consisted in critical knowledge of the
English language and his adroit manage
ment of political discussions. His paper for
several years gave the leading tone to the
press of the federal party. His acquain-
tances were often surprised by the ability
of some of his editorial articles, supposing
them to be beyond his depth. We inquired
of him who assisted or wrote some of these
articles. He admitted that he had the as
sstance of Hamilton. Whenever any
thing occurs, he said, ''about which feel
the want Of information, | state the matter
to him. either verbally or by note then he
appoints a time when l may see Unusual
| IN a late hour of the evening. We always
find him infinitely informed upon all politi
cal subjects, As soon as | see him he be-
gins in a deliberate manner to dictate and
to note down in shorthand what he says
and when he stops my article is completed
In those days the ablest men in the country
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
neenn.e The, Gam. DO Re..er.

From the Nashua Telegraph
When the country has hard problem to
solve, like the electoral commission the
Mormon question on the fisheries issue, Sen
ator Edmunds seems to be about the only
statesman equal to the task, So both par
ties evidently think, as they support his
measures with almost equal unanimity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
Queer Freaks of Nature in Maine.

Strange phenomena are reported from
the small town Of Blue HILL II miles from
Ellsworth. Reuben Gray, while crossing
Third pond last week heard loud lumblngs
like distant thunder which seemed to come
from an old mine near the southern end Of
the pond. The mutterings grew more dis
tinct and all at once the ice under him rose
four feet, then fell, and rose again, keeping
along like a sort of tidal wave till the head
of the pond was reached when, with a loud
report block of ice seven feet long, II
inches thick and weighing 10 tons, was cast
up from the pond and fell some distance
from the opening. Mud was found ON the
bottom of the cake, which would seem to
show that the disturbance began from be
low and worked toward the surface. The
disturbance is variously attributed To frost,
an earthquake or volcanic shock, and the
undermining of the waters of the pond 10y
the shaft of the copper mine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

The TRAITS OF CHARACTER in which lay
the real strength of exPresident Arthur
are mentioned with sympathetic apprecia-
ton by Major Bundy in recent article in
the Magazine of American History. 1t
must not be forgotten, the writer says, even
in the briefest and most fragmentary mem
orial of Arthur, that the better elements of
his nature, which were 50 absolutely essen
tial to his success in the most trying period
of his career, had been exhibited all through
his active life. He was always, not only a
gentleman and with gentlemans honora-
BILE methods but man who cherished and
was largely guided by the affections and
sympathies. Many rough riders ON the
highway to political power passed him. and
many more selfish men got the better of
him, now and then, and some more preten
tious and grasping at times, seemed to dom
ineer and eclipse him, but in the end the
gentler and more generous nature over
topped them ALL and was found to have a
will equal to the highest place Of power ON
earth. Men call it luck that put him
there, but there was no luck in the traits
of character that made him so strong and
executive president, yet so gentle in his
high office.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
VOL. LIV.
Business CARDS.

CuERMAN a JENNIE,
General Insurance and Real Estute Agents.
representing Companies whose assets are over
$500 900 900.
TENEMENTS TO LET.
Agents for BAucocK FRE ExriNorisuERs.
Onicc in New Bank Block cor. Main q Elliot SITS
BRATrLEBuRu, VT.
WATERMAN a MARTIN,
w AIIbkNENS At LAW,
Bank Block, Brattleboro, Vt.
I. MILLER, VI. d.,
~. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Hooker Biz Bratto; till OH.m; u to !, to 0p.m.
AR. ALVIN KNAPP,
- DENTIST.
Hooker Block, Brattlrboru, Vt
LANES u. O,NEIL,
y HOUSE, SIGN ~ ORNAMENTAL PAINTER.
trtscuins, Gruining, Kalsomiuing. Gliding aud
Paper Hanging
Rear of G.. f. Thompson * Co. S store
VAMES VI. TYLER,
sJ ATTORNEY At LAW.
Willistun Block, Brattleboru VI
II u. HOLTON, VI. ~,
IL. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
unicr and residence cor Main and Walnut SITS
AZ homr from To- and to o'cock D. III.
Brattlthoru. VI
IA. ALLEN n CO.,
/. DEALERS lN LUMBER or ALI. KINDS
tt2 Flat Street, Britteborn, Vt
IANES CONLAND, Va. ID,
- PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
utlicr in Crosby Block, opposite Telephone tx.
office hours TO a. ~, tu3P.M
Residence 10 Main St............. Btuttlrhuru Vt
~ p. WEBSTER, VI. -.
y Office and residence 81 Elliot st., Brattr.
huru Vt bhiCe hours before s 4. Nj; to and
Gto1 -
HENRY TUCKER, VI. -.
III SURGEON AND HDMtEPArHIST
uhcr in Lcuuards Block. Elliot Street Dflir,.
hours 1880 to 300 and 800 to 500 p. NJ. Special at
trntion given tn chronic diseases
IIASKINS n STODDARD,
l ATTORNEYS x COUNSELLORS AT LAW
and Solicitors of Patents. Brattleburu Vt
IL CARPENTER, Market Block. Elliot
liz st. Dealer in Toys, Fancy Goods, Books
stationery, Newspapers, Magazines aud Prriudi
Gals. Subscriptions received for the principal
papers aud magazines and forwarded by mail ~
uthrrWist
I 4. BOLSTER,
-. FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
Putney, Vt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

Two great enemies Hoods Salsaparilla and i'm
pure blood, The latter is utterly defeated by this
peculiar medicine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

In those days, while resided at Walpole
| often saw Royal Tyler of Brattleboro, VT
He was afterwards chief justice of the Yer
mont court. lie was graduated at Harvard
in li76. With reputable natural talents,
he had brilliant wit and great powers for
amusing conversation, and thereby attract
ed around him the society especially of young
man
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

During January and February
special efforts will be made to
sell out all Winter Dress Fabrics.
Closing prices made on all odds
and ends in every department.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
CURE

Sick Headache and relieve all the trouble incident
to bilious state Of the system, such Dizziness
Nausea DruWSinrss, Distress after eating. Pain in
the Side, &c. While their most remarkable sue
~ L..L. l-..-.. : In.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

Following is this years distribution for
Windham county in detail, as announced 10y
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

The end has not yet come TO Bebe but
why should such high hopes have been
born in the heart of such an innocent and
humble boy if it be not written in the book
of destiny that great man was tn have
sprung from that humble Norman home
-BOSton Home Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
HEAD

Ache they would br almost priceless tn those who
suffer from this distressing complaint; but furtu
nately their goodness dos not end here and those
who once try them will find these little pills vuu
able III So many ways that they will not be willing
to du without them But after all sick head
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18
SICK

Headache, yet Carriers Little Liver Pills are equal
~ valuable in Constipation curing and preventing
this annoy ing complaint, while they also correct
aud regulate the buwrls. Even II they only cured
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

" IAN AAOS
AN ENERGETIC GO-AHEAD MAN,
who has either had experience and been success
full or who has the ability and energy To succeed,
to ACT as General Agent for an old and prominent
Life Company for desirable district. To such a
man rare Inducements will be offered. Address,
stating age aud references, -
DRAWER 653,
ALBANY, NJ
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

CARTER MEDICINE CO.,
NEW YORK CITY.
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

General Grant died at the age of
.i1ty three. General Logan died at
b. age Of sixty three. General Han
tock died at the age Of sixty one. Gen
Itsl Mcclellan died at the age Of sixty
General Halleck died at the age Of
aAy nine. General G. Mead died at
~ seven. General George Fl, Thorn
Satffy-tour. General W.T. Sherman
s the only one ofthe great general Of
,hc war who has passed far beyond
de fatal sixty three, and Farragut its
tr6atest naval hero, died at sixty-nine
Grant, Logan, Hancock and McCiel-
ban we're men who, in the ordinary
poarse of nature and in circumstances
ofpeaceful life would have lived if not
b extreme at least to advanced old
ige. They died years before the time
naturally allotted to them. Mead and
Thomas were Of more fragile mould
and Welded earlier to the weaknesses
ef broken constitutions and to the
tatses that shortened their lives:
All the great generals ofthe war who
Aave died since its close evidently met
premature deaths. All died suddenly
u after BRIEF illnesses, and in each
case, as in thatof Logan, brain and
nervous complications precipitated the
&tal actions of the diseas e.
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13
THE BANK OF NICODEMITs

The last banking house established
in this county is the "Bank of Mood
emus." The cashier A. L, Mcpherson
comes highly recommended as a busi-
ness man and We think has come to
a field where his business qualities will
be much sought and where he can be
of great interest to the people. While
Nicodemus has numbers of quick wide
wake young men full Of push energy
yet she lacks men Of large busi-
ness experience such as Mr. McPher-
son has had, and if We are reliably in
formed this business schooling has
largly been obtained in the westwhich
all the better suits him for dealing
with the western people. The people,
not only Of Nicodemus butof Graham
county, gives all such men as Mr. Nc
Pherson a hearty greeting. Banking
houses like any other branch of bnsi-
ness have their usefulness in ever
community. They increase money to
more easily as we'll as more cheaply
obtained. They also render great as
sistance to our merchants and interest
to all who are compelled to do business
out of the county as each of the three
principal towns fthe comfy have re-
liable banks. We hope thas ALI agents
for agricultural implements Will so ar
range that their notes will be paid st
some one Of these banks in the county
intact agents for any branch Of busi-
ness will find this to their interest.
Here tofore there has been an impos-
ltion played upon the far1neus which
IS shameful. 1t made no ditferece how
small or large the sum the farmer had
TO send or worse still go to Stockton
or Logan or Edmond and perhaps
klrwin te pay off some notes made
with his next neighbor for some impl, :
ment while at the time Of CONTRACTING
Tor he supposed could be paid to the
agent We know farmer who paid
Oh a note nearly three months ago and
his note has not returned yet. When
the said farmer se.-tdrAf, and "a .ested
the note should be forwarded, they
sent word back, "what note"
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

Good morning, Judge VanWJck
yeu please
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13
MORE RAILROADS.
Plainville Times.

Plainville Times
A Surveying corps Of engineer Of
the Santa Fe road have been in the
heighborhood Of the city for several
days making a survey of the line
from Hutchinson, the present western
terminus to be at Oberlin in Decatur
county. They have been running a
line from the southeast and struck
this neighborhood few days since
the intention seeming to be cross tie
U. P. Ry, at or near Hays, When
the Santa Fe surveyors appear in a
nei ghbbrhood it looks Ike business
The engineer says that the cars will
reach the UP. at this point early III
July; as the road is already complet-
ed to the south east line Of the county
Hays Times
Two loads for this surveying corps
came to Plainville Tuesday evening
and ou Wednesday mornitig the teams
left for Hays City for the remainder
of their outfit. They Informed us
that they had orders to commence at
PIainville and survey line east as
far as Minneapolis and that there they
would meet corps. of surveyors COM
ing this way from Topeka. They Al
so stated that was as far as they had
orders to go at present but at no dis
tant date the line would be surveyed
west from Plainville to Oberlin and
thence to Cheyenne. They ssid that
the Santa Fe ment business and didn't
run i survey through the country un-
less they Intend to build road. !
railroad is what we want and would
Just as soon see line ofthe Santa Fe
1t Plaihviile as any other road
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

Msjor William Sims, secretary to the
iate teboad Of agriculture, has Issued
Especial report containing the product
sfcrops for 1886. The report shows
that there were I4,579,O73 bushels OF
Wheat harvested in Kansas during the
past year.
Barton SONNY leads che list with
1929 followed by Sumner with
@l, l34, Osborne, 479, 698 Lincoln,
4All0 Saline, 456, ITO, Mcpherson
a52l8SO; Smith, 418, O76. These are
ne counties having produced over
nuf thousand bushels. Graham coun-
y produces 5S9,944 Trego, 2I,884
Phillips 21OO72; sheridan6, SIS Rocks
sis
Jewell, as usual leads the list on
som reporting 4,513,92O Republic
"uOWS close behind with 4, 161,17O
Marshall y 3,777,6lO Smith 3,964,211
Douglas = 3,a7o,62O Shawnee; 3,2s3 .1O6
400 Seoka l,ssS;97O Phillips /, 9O4, $40,
J s'aAan S3O.OlO, Trego 1850, Sher-
O'a SO7ISS, Lane, smallest, 217,
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

The County Commissioners at the
h.t regular session created two new
.owashlps, Solomon township cutting
.sa strip from the west end Of Mill
brook and portion Of Gettysburg and
AlOdium, by dctaching the west end
.fIhdiana; by the way that last name,
Ilodium, would be an excellent motto
br Graham county to strictly follow.
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

1t is said that two drug stores in
the west part Of the county arr run for
sole purpose of selling rotgut whiskey,
would it not be good thing for Judge
VanWyck to shut it of.
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13
SOCIETY CARDS,
CHURCH DIRECTORY,

D pAPT1ST,-every Sunday, st II O'Clock, A. n
ID s. n. LER. Pastor.
EREE METHODIST-everyS Sunday, II o'clock
I AN. PASTOR.
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

" seems as if the fact that 4 man
I1lly resided upon tue land CONTINUOUS
a% net considered as a residence
4 %'0'e the department in the latter
Saes We know of two instances
i 'is proof has been rejected because
parues has been absent from their
\ - depOsite the fact that there fam
IL ii uao been living thereon. In both
J ~ 'Ae parties had to leave tie land
aake . living. As Is often ths case
y 'llS Wild western couFtrY,, a man
mas no team of his own must
,,s e Oe can get work, and it is
!, y. - ! lor man to 60 where he can
'.,.as j most moHey provided the labor
S.s' 49, WITH him. Ithas also heen ac-
hnIl.s Y law for him to do so, if his
nIt,'..' 10D'lnued !, to reside upon 8Id
~ u ne land, which was in Doth
ii y aSes, yet the department ruled
c.DsS slal.ant could not prove up
L.s.a g himself, had not been on
bt.ss. continuously. And the admin
r~.1s |. s'slns " 70 bethe friend of the
salch may be 50 but We
ofits ietvants who are
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

Hon. L. H. Leach left for Topeka
Thursday morning. We learn that he
rs been preparing an educational bill
= the reduction of the price of school
,ooka, which be will introduce at the
coming session,-Record,
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

These are yet in the state of Kansas
according to the St4te Board of agri-
culture, nearly 100000 acres Of GOV
erenment land or enough to settle a
bout f3 900 families.
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

May you, Miss Matte Worcester,
give as good satisfaction in the office
of County Superintendent for the next
two years, as You have in the past is
the wishes Of the Cyclone.
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

hon, James Justus started for Top
10 On the 7th to attend his duties in
be Legislature.
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

The railroad prospects are growing
brighter.
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

John r. Hawkins, clerk OF the Dis
trict Court, is the way he writes 1t now
Western cyclone., 1887-01-13

Success to you in your new Office OF
County Attorney, Mr.. Tritt